Rules for Being a Girl
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Ratings3
Average rating3.7
Marin has always been good at navigating these unspoken guidelines. A star student and editor of the school paper, she dreams of getting into Brown University. Marin’s future seems bright—and her young, charismatic English teacher, Mr. Beckett, is always quick to admire her writing and talk books with her.
But when “Bex” takes things too far and comes on to Marin, she’s shocked and horrified. Had she somehow led him on? Was it her fault?
When Marin works up the courage to tell the administration what happened, no one believes her. She’s forced to face Bex in class every day. Except now, he has an ax to grind.
But Marin isn’t about to back down. She uses the school newspaper to fight back and she starts a feminist book club at school. She finds allies—and even romance—in the most unexpected people, like Gray Kendall, who she’d always dismissed as just another lacrosse bro.
As things heat up at school and in her personal life, Marin must figure out how to take back the power and write her own rules.
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As I began reading, I wasn't sure what to think of Bex. He seemed nice enough, but the whole teacher-student relationship was throwing me off. The more I read, the more Bex seemed suspicious. My stomach started churning any time he was mentioned. I found myself starting to defend Marin in my mind and wonder why Chloe wasn't being . . . well. . . best-friend-like. It drove me insane! I started to favor Gray and found myself liking the idea of him and Marin together. That being said, I feel what happened between them happened so fast. Chloe's attitude had me suspicious of her throughout the entire book, and I couldn't defend her lack of being a better friend, that is, until it all made sense. I had theories that encouraged me to read on. The rage that filled my soul when Marin spoke to Mr. DioGuardi was indescribable! It went away for a bit but came right back tenfold when Marin spoke with Kalina. After about seventy-five percent of the way through the book, I felt everything was rushed, and I found myself wanting to know just a bit more. Overall, it's a good read! I'm glad I was able to add two new to me authors to my TBR.
Favorite quote: “Everybody needs to behave, or I'll turn this volleyball game around et cetera” - Gray.
